Daily Archives: February 19, 2009

The Blitzing has Begun!

Posted on February 19, 2009 | 7 comments

Well the Thomas Kinkade Blitz weekend has begun. Remember to stop by and have some fun with us over the next couple days. 🙂 Friday brings a new release to this line, Sunrise. I love the beautiful sky and how this image makes me stop and think. This would be a gorgeous stamp for Easter cards. I did a little internet searching to see what Thomas Kinkade had to say about this painting. He created it at the turn of the century while thinking about the new millennium and how we need to let our light shine.

Sunrise Cross

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The brilliance of Copic Markers makes them perfect for coloring in this glorious sky. The Thomas Kinkade stamps come with a high quality label that makes it easy to use a base for how to color in the image. I kept the rest of the design simple to focus on the beautiful meaningful image.

Quick Tip: After coloring in the sky, go back in with the lightest color and go over the entire space to blend the colors.

Have a great weekend!

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Supply List:

Stamps: Sunrise (Thomas Kinkade line) By Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: BLack Memento by Tsukineko, Vintage Photo Distress Ink by Ranger
Paper: Simply Smooth White cardstock by Prism, Love Letters 6×6 paper pad by Little Yellow Bicycle
Other: ribbon by May Arts, Copic markers


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Posted in Card Designs, Challenges, Copics, Cornish Heritage Farms

Oh Shoot!

Posted on February 19, 2009 | 10 comments

Wow! I seem to be in super slow gear this morning. I’ve been sitting here for 5 minutes drawing a blank on how to start writing this post. Well, getting started seems to be half the battle so that is what I’m doing. LOL If I think of something better, I’ll change it. If not…you’ll just know that it is one of those days! I’d dearly love to crawl back into bed! Of course I can’t. Busy day and I promised my daughter we’d go get her lerner’s permit so she can practice driving. Yikes!

As you know, I host the Thursday Ways to Use it Challenge on www.splitcoaststampers.com . I love stripes and thought that they would make a super fun challenge. I’ve heard that some people have trouble using them. Depending on the scale of the stripes, they can be a little overpowering. If you find stripes a challenge, one way that I use them is in small doses. Try cutting a 1-1.5″ strip across the striped paper and using it as an accent layer.

Here’s a few ideas for incorporating stripes into your work…

  • patterned paper- backgrounder, or thin layers
  • stamp them using a striped backgrounder
  • use a long vertical border stamp and repeatedly stamp to create your own stripes
  • stitch stripes onto cardstock
  • use a zebra or tiger stamp
  • paper piece using striped paper
  • create your own stripes using creative supplies such as paint, markers, Stickles etc.
  • striped ribbon

Want to play along? Here’s the challenge!
Oh Shoot
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For today’s card, it’s actually nothing too creative with using stripes but I just couldn’t wait to try out this new Cosmo Cricket paper. Is it not darling?! I used my Dymo Label Maker to create a custom sentiment. The first time I saw this super cute stamp, I just knew I wanted to create a design with this play on words.My little boys love it and have been fighting over this card. I ended up letting them play with the stamp and they have been stamping up a storm! 🙂

Have a great day!

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Supply List:

Stamps: Little Guy (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Oregano Adirondack ink by Ranger, Black Memento ink by Tsukineko

Paper: Black cardstock by Prism, L’il Man paper pack by Cosmo Cricket

Other: sewing machine, brads by Creative Impressions, ribbon by Making Memories, staples, Dymo Label Maker

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Posted in Card Designs, Cornish Heritage Farms